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2026-08-16 18:16:45

Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸

evan@cosocial.ca

Is it OK to write code that does new things on the Fediverse?

#EvanPoll #poll #ActivityPub #Fediverse

Yes

161 Stimmen | 72%

Yes, but...

60 Stimmen | 27%

No, but...

0 Stimmen | 0%

3 Stimmen | 1%

224 Stimmen insgesamt
Poll ends

2026-08-16 18:25:53

Graham Perrin

grahamperrin@bsd.cafe

@evan 100% yes but no but yes but no but

2026-08-16 18:26:18

Astro

astro@c3d2.social

@evan
Very strong yes.

2026-08-16 18:28:18

Alaa, family in Gaza ❤️‍🩹

alaasamour@mastodon.social

@evan
Please🙏🙏🥹🥹🥹

2026-08-16 18:47:42

Almino :autism:

almino@ursal.zone

@evan I plan to do so next year.

I will try to prove that #ActivityPub can be way more useful that it already is by implementing it in a different system, in a new social case.

2026-08-16 18:58:56

Pau Amma

pauamma@mstdn.social

@evan That entirely depends on which new things you're thinking of, so neither "yes but" nor "no but" fits the question as asked.

2026-08-16 19:13:40

HubertManne

HubertManne@piefed.social

I don’t see the point of this. its gpl. you can fork or see about working for an existing project or make your own thing. its like saying is doing art in a different way is ok.

2026-08-16 20:13:40

Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸

evan@cosocial.ca

@HubertManne It is not GPL.

2026-08-16 20:29:33

Tim Chase

gumnos@bsd.cafe

@evan

a "Yes but…don't be a jerk" vote here

2026-08-16 20:50:02

gabboman the wafrn dev

gabboman@gabboman.xyz

@evan@cosocial.ca

yes, but you will recive death threats!
#some-people-got-very-annoyed-at-invisible-mentions-in-wafrn #and-there-is-a-reason-they-are-now-the-first-line-on-this-reply #butt-you-should-check-this-post-in-original-instance

2026-08-16 22:18:19

Bill Statler

billstatler@forum.statler.ws

It's a strange question, like "Is it OK to write code that does new things in Linux?" The only universally not-OK code is criminal malware. Other than that, it's just personal preferences.

People are working on federating torrents over ActivityPub. People are taking old code in new directions. People are scraping major Mastodon instances and providing AI-generated summaries. None of this will stop just because some people think it's not OK.

2026-08-17 04:35:50

hiphopheaven

hiphopheaven@mastodon.social

@evan it is ok but if I find the new thing gimmick and that I don't like it I say it